Financial Security For All, Not Some

In times of division and conflict, Finseca is fighting to protect the financial security of millions of Americans. Why? For the fourth time in 13 years, the Department of Labor (DOL) is attempting to enforce a regulation that will significantly decrease financial advice for millions of Americans, especially those who need it the most. 

The Power of a United Voice

When the DOLs proposal was launched last October, leaders from across the profession came together to raise a unified voice against this new regulation. The regulation mandates that every financial security professional be a fiduciary, which is a financial advisor responsible for managing investments for clients, charging a percentage of assets as a fee.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

The Power of a United Voice, Finseca, NAFA, ACLI, NAIFA, Insured Retirement Institue, NAIC

Where We Are Today: A Stay is Granted

Finseca, along with several other partners, is engaged in litigation to challenge the Department of Labor’s fiduciary-only rule. We are grateful that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas agreed with us and decided on Saturday, July 27, that the regulation should be put on hold.

If implemented, this rule would have stripped millions of consumers of essential retirement financial advice and safeguarded lifetime income products, echoing the significant damage caused by a similar 2016 DOL regulation overturned by a federal court in 2018.

We will continue the fight, and we must win, or the American people’s financial security will suffer greatly.

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House Financial Services Subcommittee Testimony

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Marc Cadin joins CNBC’s Squawk Box to Fight for the American People

How to Join the Fight

The number one thing you can do – is get everyone in your circle of influence to join Finseca. This kind of moment is exactly why we need to unify the whole profession under one message.

On August 1, 2024 we hosted a Discussion Forum for members with Armstrong Robinson, Finseca's Chief Advocacy Officer, and Brad Campbell, Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, to update and explain the current situation and next steps.

Can you find 20-30 minutes so we can speak to your firm/ team/advisors, etc. about the impact this rule will have, and what we need to do to stop it?

$7 trillion gap​

exists between what Americans have saved for retirement and the amount they will ultimately require.

8 in 10 investors​

regardless of annuity ownership — agree that lifetime-guaranteed income gives people peace of mind in retirement.

$12 trillion​

dollar life insurance coverage gap between what Americans have and what they need.

Why it Matters

Our profession protects the dreams and promotes the prosperity of the American people. 

Meet Nanny Mary Jo

Meet Granny Nanny Mary Jo

In the early days of the pandemic, a grandmother named Mary Jo placed a frantic call to her financial security professional – a Finseca Member. She had just started a new job – unpaid – but the best kind… full-time nanny to her grandkids. The stock market was tanking, and so were Mary Jo’s retirement savings. She was panicked thinking she was going to have to go back to work. 

Thankfully, for Mary Jo, she and her FSP had a holistic financial plan in place. And Mary Jo had an annuity — a consistent and stable income that was guaranteed. Mary Jo immediately had the reassurance that she’d be okay financially, and something even better – peace of mind that she could keep her favorite job of all… being a Granny Nanny.

Finseca strongly encourages you — our Congressional leaders – to adopt a no-funds amendment prohibiting the Department from moving forward with this proposal. Mary Jo and millions of other Americans like her depend on it.

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Ey Study

Ernst & Young Study

Independent research by Ernst and Young illustrates that a holistic financial plan is an essential element to achieving financial security. According to that study, consumers with a diversified retirement portfolio that includes permanent life insurance, savings through investments and guaranteed income from annuities get better outcomes.

In Brief:

  • By 2030, gaps in investors’ retirement savings and needed protections are projected to exceed hundreds of trillions of dollars in the US.
  • This presents an opportunity for insurance companies to better serve customers to bridge these chasms, through modified investment approaches.

 

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Finseca why it matters

The Numbers Don’t Lie

  • Four-in five retirement savers (81%) report they are concerned about having enough savings to last through retirement. (ACLI)
  • Retirement savers want options when thinking about retirement. More than nine-in-ten (94%) agree it is important for Americans of varying income levels to have options when planning for retirement. (ACLI)
  • Retirement savers also want to maintain the ability to work with different types of financial professionals.  Ninety-one percent of retirement savers agree people should have the option to work with any type of financial professional that meets their needs, with retirement savers earning between $50,000 and $100,000 annually expressing the highest level of preference among income levels to have the option to work with any type of financial professional that meets their needs. (ACLI)
  • The American people face a $7 trillion gap in retirement savings. (LIMRA) 
  • We’re staring down a $12 trillion protection gap. (LIMRA)  
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